# lavea
## Finnish
### Etymology

From a southwestern dialectal form lavia (modified under influence from -ea), from Proto-Finnic *lakja (whence also laaja).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑʋeɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝ʋe̞ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋeɑ
* Hyphenation: la‧vea

### Adjective

lavea (comparative laveampi, superlative lavein)
* Synonym of laaja (“wide, broad”)
* (biblical, idiomatic) broad
    lavea tie ― the broad way (the way of sin, the road to destruction; from Matthew 7:13)
* (phonetics) unrounded, illabial

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lavea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laveani
laveani
accusative
nom.
laveani
laveani
gen.
laveani
genitive
laveani
laveideni laveitteni laveaini $^{rare}$
partitive
laveaani laveatani
laveitani
inessive
laveassani
laveissani
elative
laveastani
laveistani
illative
laveaani
laveisiini laveihini
adessive
laveallani
laveillani
ablative
lavealtani
laveiltani
allative
lavealleni
laveilleni
essive
laveanani
laveinani
translative
laveakseni
laveikseni
abessive
laveattani
laveittani
instructive
comitative
—laveineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laveasi
laveasi
accusative
nom.
laveasi
laveasi
gen.
laveasi
genitive
laveasi
laveidesi laveittesi laveaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
laveaasi laveatasi
laveitasi
inessive
laveassasi
laveissasi
elative
laveastasi
laveistasi
illative
laveaasi
laveisiisi laveihisi
adessive
laveallasi
laveillasi
ablative
lavealtasi
laveiltasi
allative
laveallesi
laveillesi
essive
laveanasi
laveinasi
translative
laveaksesi
laveiksesi
abessive
laveattasi
laveittasi
instructive
comitative
—laveinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laveamme
laveamme
accusative
nom.
laveamme
laveamme
gen.
laveamme
genitive
laveamme
laveidemme laveittemme laveaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
laveaamme laveatamme
laveitamme
inessive
laveassamme
laveissamme
elative
laveastamme
laveistamme
illative
laveaamme
laveisiimme laveihimme
adessive
laveallamme
laveillamme
ablative
lavealtamme
laveiltamme
allative
laveallemme
laveillemme
essive
laveanamme
laveinamme
translative
laveaksemme
laveiksemme
abessive
laveattamme
laveittamme
instructive
comitative
—laveinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laveanne
laveanne
accusative
nom.
laveanne
laveanne
gen.
laveanne
genitive
laveanne
laveidenne laveittenne laveainne $^{rare}$
partitive
laveaanne laveatanne
laveitanne
inessive
laveassanne
laveissanne
elative
laveastanne
laveistanne
illative
laveaanne
laveisiinne laveihinne
adessive
laveallanne
laveillanne
ablative
lavealtanne
laveiltanne
allative
laveallenne
laveillenne
essive
laveananne
laveinanne
translative
laveaksenne
laveiksenne
abessive
laveattanne
laveittanne
instructive
comitative
—laveinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
laveansa
laveansa
accusative
nom.
laveansa
laveansa
gen.
laveansa
genitive
laveansa
laveidensa laveittensa laveainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
laveataan laveaansa laveatansa
laveitaan laveitansa
inessive
laveassaan laveassansa
laveissaan laveissansa
elative
laveastaan laveastansa
laveistaan laveistansa
illative
laveaansa
laveisiinsa laveihinsa
adessive
laveallaan laveallansa
laveillaan laveillansa
ablative
lavealtaan lavealtansa
laveiltaan laveiltansa
allative
lavealleen laveallensa
laveilleen laveillensa
essive
laveanaan laveanansa
laveinaan laveinansa
translative
laveakseen laveaksensa
laveikseen laveiksensa
abessive
laveattaan laveattansa
laveittaan laveittansa
instructive
comitative
—laveineen laveinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lavealti
* laveasanainen
* laveasti
* laventaa
* lavertaa
* laveta
* laveus

#### Related terms

* laaja

#### See also

* leveä

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “lavea”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02